About Me
Remington R. Motte | Preferred pronouns: He/Him
Evolutionary Biology
Currently I'm working on the evolution of DSCAM genes and it's relationship with sociality in arthropods. I would like to learn more about the mathematics we use to build phylogenetic trees and networks.
- Degree: BS in Biology at Utah Valley University
- City: Orem, UT
- Current Position: PhD Student
- Email: remingtonribailmotte@gmail.com
Hey! My name is Remington Motte and I'm from Price, UT, but I have lived all over southern Utah. I attented Utah Valley University in Orem, UT, where I received my Bachelors of Science in Biology. During my tenure at UVU, I did research with Dr. Carl Hjelmen and Dr. Lauren Brooks where I utilized comparative phylogenetics and microbial variant calling. Recently, I was accepted to the University of Arkansas in Dr. Jeremy Beaulieu's lab, where I will continue my education and obtain my PhD. in Biology with the goal of becoming a professor of evolution, phylogenetics, genomics, and bioinformatics
Experience
While in Dr. Hjelmen's lab, I gained skills in phylogenetic reconstruction methods as well as R-studio for data visualization and analysis. For my project I investigated the relationship between DSCAM1 evolution and sociality.
I joined Dr. Brooks lab in the begining of January of 2023. In her lab I have been investigating the growth rates of Staphylococcus species, as well as indentifying variant genes associated with alcohol resistance in Micrococcus luteus and Bacillus thuringiensis. Microbial variant calling procedure found: here
Months of Experience
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Interests
Outside of biology I have a lot of different hobbies and interests, including...
Baseball - I've played baseball (as well as many other sports) since I was ten and I'm a big fan of the Rockies and the Yankees!
Arts & Crafts - I mostly use graphite as my medium, but I occasionally use watercolor and acryllic paints. I've also been getting into digital art, as well sculpture and sewing!
Being Active - working out, playing sports, hiking, skydiving, etc. Eventually I want to go bungee jumping
Reading - I really enjoy good storytelling, especially fantasy, sci-fi and dystopian novels
References
Mentors/employers that I have worked with
Carl Hjelmen, PhD
Assistant Professor at UVU of Bioinformatics and Genomics
Email: carl.hjelmen@uvu.edu
Lauren Brooks, PhD
Assistant Professor at UVU for Microbiology
Email: lauren.brooks@uvu.edu
